Waitākere Ranges Local Board I Te Poari ā-Rohe o Te Ika Whenua o Waitākere

Safety, Create a safe and secure environment for people in Glen Eden.

Complete what you already promised

Rather than start anything new, actually deliver on what was planned last term: open local tracks that have been closed for nearly a year, toilets for Titirangi and swimable beaches funded through the targeted rate.

Put key cycleway links in place

Connect the board area into the wider Auckland cycle network, so that people can access other parts of the city safely on bikes. The key routes for this are 1) between New Lynn, Glen Eden and Sunnyvale, along the rail line, and 2) from Titirangi to New Lynn.

Prioritise reopening of walking tracks in Waitakeres

Review data available on kauri dieback by a truely independent scientist. Open tracks where there are no kauri. Or look at opening a section of the park and keeping a section closed.

Volunteering in a new "normal" needs support

COVID-19 has changed the volunteering landscape. The likely scenario for NGOs reliant on volunteers will be a short fall of people unable to volunteer as in pre-COVID days. With seniors [over 65yrs] being the back bone of many of our volunteer activities in the community now unable [unwilling through health fears?] to undertake their usual roles, this will leave a big gap in the ability of NGOs to deliver services at pre-COVID levels. An increasing number of people will also be subsisting on a much reduced income will be accessing community services in larger numbers and the community groups stepping up to support them will need additional people to support the delivery of those needs – these are generally volunteers. The increasing numbers of unemployed people will also be looking to contribute, retrain and wanting to ensure their own good mental health will need support in sourcing community voluntary activities that will best meet their needs. We need to support our community organisations to relook at their volunteer involving programmes and practices, how they recruit, support, identify and allocate voluntary tasks, ensuring the health and wellbeing of both the recipients and the volunteers. Volunteering Auckland is well placed to support the volunteering needs of both the person looking to contribute and those community groups needing support in their volunteer engagement processes and practices. Our database can also track referrals to needs by suburb and by local board. We are able to operate regionally and virtually. Volunteering will increasingly become a way to ensure a resilient community.